Factors related to adolescents' seeking help from social workers in mental health settings

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 807-812

  Cheng, Tyrone C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Service utilization; Social workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349126523     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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